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symposium

[sim-poh-zee-uhm] / sɪmˈpoʊ zi əm /


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He expects that when Warsh makes his address at the Jackson Hole economic policy symposium on August 28, he must confirm tightening lies ahead.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Galloway says he got a glimpse of that resistance this spring when Chapman University hosted a symposium examining AI’s impact on entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Fed officials making comments include governor Stephen Miran speaking at a financial system symposium at 6:20 p.m.

From MarketWatch Apr. 13, 2026

I disagreed with the premise of the symposium and declined.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

“As part of our cover story with FARM, we were already planning to be there before Sinclair got involved. I’m on a symposium panel, and Sydney’s giving a speech at one of the rallies.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The settlement includes $5,000 reserved in the provost’s office to pay for meeting expenses, events and symposia sponsored by the Carolina Black Caucus per year through June 2025, according to Hannah-Jones.

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2022

With this April 15 marking the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking baseball's color line, Major League Baseball will celebrate the occasion with great fanfare – with tributes, movies, TV specials, museum exhibits and symposia.

From Salon May 14, 2022

The textile medium usually invites an analysis of craft and women’s work, but here the ache overpowers any appetite for symposia.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2021

Finally, the Greeks took part in a range of cultural practices, from listening to traveling storytellers who recited the Iliad and Odyssey from memory to holding drawn-out drinking parties called symposia.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

“We talked about physics,” Oppenheimer recalled, recognizing that Ernest’s intellectual interests were narrower than his own and that he might not be especially receptive to wide-ranging symposia on Eastern philosophy and Western art.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

They went to conferences and symposiums, where Jean spoke on the magic and the poetry of baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2025

Over the next few months, the coauthors will present their research at symposiums and conferences around the U.S., where they’ll receive feedback and engage in discussions with fellow researchers.

From Salon Sep. 25, 2024

Premier Li Qiang in March declared China open for business again, and since then provinces and cities from Sichuan to Chaozhou have sent delegations across the globe to pitch and invited investors to rare symposiums.

From Reuters Jul. 24, 2023

The 49-year-old political activist and lawyer won’t be a traditional full-time faculty member, the university says, but she will lecture, invite guest speakers, and host symposiums.

From Washington Times Apr. 5, 2023

These symposiums in the gravel-pit tried to solve certain problems in a very speculative manner.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie




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